Cautious Man Uke tab by Bruce Springsteen

5 Chords used in the song: G, C, D, Bm, Bm7

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Album: 
Year:  1987
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
G G                          C C
Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road
G G D D
He walked lookin' over his shoulder and remained faithful to its code
G G C C
When something caught his eye he'd measure his need
G G D D G G
And then very carefully he'd proceed

C C
Billy met a yound girl in the early days of May
G G Bm Bm C C
It was there in her arms he let his cautiousness slip away
G G C C
In their lovers twilight as the evening sky grew dim
G G D D G G
He'd lay back in her arms and laugh what had happened to him

C C
On his right hand Billy tatooed the word love
Bm Bm
And on his left hand was the word fear
G G D D
And in which hand he held his fate was never clear
G G C C
Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
G G D D G G
And with own hands built a great house down by the riverside

| G G | C C | G G | G G | C C D D |

G G C C
Now Billy was an honest man he wanted to do what was right
G G D D
He worked hard to fill their lives with happy days and loving nights
G G C C
Alone on his knees in the darkness for steadiness he'd pray
G G D D G G
For he knew in a restless heart the seed of betrayal lay

C C Bm Bm
One night Billy awoke from a terrible dream callin' his wife's name
G G D D
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep a thousand miles away
G G C C
He got dressed in the moonlight and down to the highway he strode
G G D D G G
When he got there he didn't find nothing but road

| G G | C C | C C | Bm7 Bm7 | Bm7 Bm7

G G C C
Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him that he couldn't name
G G Bm Bm C C
Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles he knew would always remain
G G
At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face
C C
as the moon shone on her skin so white
G G D D G G
Filling their room with the beauty of God's fallen light

Uke tab by unknown, 25 Jan 2009

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